'Hybrid-It' Over to Your Favorite Renaissance Hotel or Resort
60 Renaissance Hotels & Resorts in North America Offer Free Parking to Guests Driving Hybrid Cars
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Renaissance Hotels & Resorts is making it easier for travelers to be "green" and save some green, by offering complimentary parking to all guests who drive hybrid cars. Current hybrid cars can get up to 60 miles to the gallon and have lower greenhouse gas emissions. Effective now through December 31, 2006, guests staying, attending a meeting or dining in the restaurant at a participating Renaissance can park their hybrid for free.
"We think this is a fun and constructive offer to our guests who are helping the environment by driving hybrid vehicles," said Hank Biddle, senior vice president, Renaissance Hotels & Resorts North America. "Our hotels are finding new ways to conserve energy, and this is a unique way to involve the customer."
Renaissance Hotels and Resorts is a sophisticated, upscale brand of Marriott International, Inc. , which has been named by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as an ENERGY STAR(R) Partner of the Year for implementing programs that save more than 83 million kilowatt-hours (kwh) of electric energy consumption and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 68,000 tons annually. Marriott is the only lodging company to be recognized and the only company to receive the EPA's highest honor for two consecutive years.
The special hybrid offer is based upon availability and offered at the following participating Renaissance Hotels & Resorts:
Alabama: Renaissance Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa California: The Stanford Court, a Renaissance Hotel Renaissance Agoura Hills Hotel Renaissance Club Sport Walnut Creek Renaissance Esmeralda Resort & Spa Renaissance Long Beach Hotel Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel Renaissance Montura Hotel The Lodge at Sonoma, a Renaissance Resort & Spa Renaissance Hollywood Hotel Colorado: Renaissance Boulder Suites at FlatIron District of Columbia: Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel Renaissance Mayflower Hotel Florida: Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Hotel Renaissance Ft. Lauderdale Plantation Eden Roc, a Renaissance Resort & Spa Renaissance Orlando Resort at SeaWorld Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club Renaissance Tampa Hotel International Plaza Renaissance Resort at World Golf Village Georgia: Renaissance Atlanta Concourse Hotel Renaissance Atlanta Downtown Hotel Renaissance Waverly Hotel Illinois: Renaissance Chicago Hotel Renaissance Chicago North Shore Renaissance Chicago O'Hare Hotel Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center Renaissance Oakbrook Hotel Iowa: Renaissance Savery Hotel Louisiana: Renaissance Arts Hotel Renaissance Pere Marquette Hotel Maryland: Renaissance Harborplace Hotel Massachusetts: Renaissance Boston Bedford Hotel Michigan: The Inn at Bay Harbor, a Renaissance Golf Resort Missouri: Renaissance Grand Hotel St. Louis Renaissance St. Louis Suites Renaissance St. Louis Airport Nevada: Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel New York: Renaissance New York Hotel Times Square Renaissance Westchester Hotel North Carolina: Renaissance Charlotte Suites Ohio: The Columbus, a Renaissance Hotel Renaissance Cleveland Hotel Renaissance Quail Hollow Resort Oklahoma: Renaissance Oklahoma City Conv.Ctr.Hotel Renaissance Tulsa Hotel Pennsylvania: Renaissance Philadelphia Airport Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel South Carolina: Renaissance Charleston Historic District Tennessee: Renaissance Nashville Hotel Texas: Renaissance Austin Downtown Renaissance Dallas Hotel Renaissance Dallas Richardson Renaissance Houston Hotel Renaissance Worthington Hotel Virginia: Renaissance Portsmouth Hotel Washington: Renaissance Seattle Hotel Canada: Renaissance Vancouver Harbourside Renaissance Toronto Airport Renaissance Toronto Downtown Hotel
Renaissance Hotels & Resorts is a sophisticated and distinctive full- service lodging brand of Marriott International, Inc. Renaissance has refined its brand positioning to provide properties with uniquely expressive design, a new level of "Savvy Service" and restaurants serving contemporary local cuisine that appeal to both hotel and local customers. Renaissance Hotels & Resorts participates in Marriott's award-winning frequent travel program, Marriott Rewards(R). For more information on Renaissance Hotels & Resorts, visit http://www.renaissancehotels.com/.
MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL, INC. is a leading lodging company with nearly 2,800 lodging properties in the United States and 67 other countries and territories. Marriott International operates and franchises hotels under the Marriott, JW Marriott, The Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance, Residence Inn, Courtyard, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill Suites and Bulgari brand names; develops and operates vacation ownership resorts under the Marriott Vacation Club International, Horizons, The Ritz-Carlton Club and Grand Residences by Marriott brands; operates Marriott Executive Apartments; provides furnished corporate housing through its Marriott ExecuStay division; and operates conference centers. The company is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and had approximately 143,000 employees at 2005 year-end. In fiscal year 2005, Marriott International reported sales from continuing operations of $11.6 billion. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at http://www.marriott.com/.
